Postcode district · Inverclyde

PA13 area guide

Who lives in PA13, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Inverclyde
Region: Scotland
Population: 12,968 (2024)

PA13Postcode district · Inverclyde

At a glance

What PA13 is like

The PA13 postcode district in Inverclyde covers 210 live postcodes and is home to about 12,968 people in 3,263 households. 73.7% of households own their home, 10.9% rent privately and 12.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 55% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA13 compares

Headline figures for PA13, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.8/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

59per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Inverclyde a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 22 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

2 schools in PA13. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA13 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
24.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
73.7% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

PA13 FAQs

Is PA13 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.8 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is PA13 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Inverclyde recorded 59 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in PA13?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.6% of residents. 73.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (36.5%).

Which council covers PA13?

The local authority for PA13 is Inverclyde.

PA13 comes under Inverclyde in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PA13?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 22 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Woodhall Rail Station, 2.8 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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